And so, a semester passes
I've taken Ob/Gyn, Surgery, and Family Medicine. Learned so much, had so many experiences, and met an amazing number of people... both doctors and patients.
And gained about 5 pounds, which is really uncool. So I'm on vacation for 2 weeks, and for once I'm not traveling like a crazy person... so I'm at home living well and enjoying the things I love most about life in Boston... with Jeff!
There has been not enough gym in my life. The excuse was "cardio on machines is boring; treadmills suck!" Nothing compares with running outside, but it's too cold/rainy/dark. And of course I haven't had enough time... and if I don't have enough time to make food and get enough sleep, exercise happens only as a means of transportation. And biking 30 minutes every day just isn't enough to actually lose weight. But just enough activity to make me feel like I'm doing *something* and not getting totally out of shape.
I went to the gym tonight, for the first time in way too long... and discovered that the new cardio equipment had arrived! Including the best piece of cardio equipment I've ever used. My gym now has five of these which are simply incredible. THEY AREN'T BORING!!! I used one for an hour while watching the most awful TV available (nothing good is EVER on at 7PM), so I was essentially just listening to my music and dancing. And I wasn't bored. The motion of this elliptical was amazing. It has freedom in both up/down and back/forward directions so you can change stride instantly (not like adjusting ramp or resistance) and go from climbing to jogging to running strides all without thinking. The motion was so smooth and bouncy... like a moonwalk, perhaps would be a good description. Both relaxing and energizing at the same time. No impact, and no repetitive stress. I was changing the kind of stride I was taking every 20 seconds or so, and each one felt marvelous.
So I think I'm going to go to the gym more often. And eat more veggies.
Probably should also do the tracking so I can't delude myself that I'm doing more than I actually am. I hope I'll be able to keep it up through my Psychiatry block. I suspect that Medicine will kick my ass, Q4 call does that. But I survived Q3 call with 24 hour shifts on the weekends so I think I can do almost anything.
In surgery land, there are lumpy things under the incision that are kinda annoying, that I can feel moving around. I sometimes get random twitching of abdominal muscles that is also kinda weird. And it's still numb over the incision and below the belly button. I have been trying to do some crunches recently, which have made it obvious that my abs are pathetically weak now and that too much action in the abdominal area can still lead to soreness.
And gained about 5 pounds, which is really uncool. So I'm on vacation for 2 weeks, and for once I'm not traveling like a crazy person... so I'm at home living well and enjoying the things I love most about life in Boston... with Jeff!
There has been not enough gym in my life. The excuse was "cardio on machines is boring; treadmills suck!" Nothing compares with running outside, but it's too cold/rainy/dark. And of course I haven't had enough time... and if I don't have enough time to make food and get enough sleep, exercise happens only as a means of transportation. And biking 30 minutes every day just isn't enough to actually lose weight. But just enough activity to make me feel like I'm doing *something* and not getting totally out of shape.
I went to the gym tonight, for the first time in way too long... and discovered that the new cardio equipment had arrived! Including the best piece of cardio equipment I've ever used. My gym now has five of these which are simply incredible. THEY AREN'T BORING!!! I used one for an hour while watching the most awful TV available (nothing good is EVER on at 7PM), so I was essentially just listening to my music and dancing. And I wasn't bored. The motion of this elliptical was amazing. It has freedom in both up/down and back/forward directions so you can change stride instantly (not like adjusting ramp or resistance) and go from climbing to jogging to running strides all without thinking. The motion was so smooth and bouncy... like a moonwalk, perhaps would be a good description. Both relaxing and energizing at the same time. No impact, and no repetitive stress. I was changing the kind of stride I was taking every 20 seconds or so, and each one felt marvelous.
So I think I'm going to go to the gym more often. And eat more veggies.
Probably should also do the tracking so I can't delude myself that I'm doing more than I actually am. I hope I'll be able to keep it up through my Psychiatry block. I suspect that Medicine will kick my ass, Q4 call does that. But I survived Q3 call with 24 hour shifts on the weekends so I think I can do almost anything.
In surgery land, there are lumpy things under the incision that are kinda annoying, that I can feel moving around. I sometimes get random twitching of abdominal muscles that is also kinda weird. And it's still numb over the incision and below the belly button. I have been trying to do some crunches recently, which have made it obvious that my abs are pathetically weak now and that too much action in the abdominal area can still lead to soreness.